Arm · 7 hours ago
SoC Architect
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior LevelArm's Userspace Performance team is looking for skilled software performance analysis engineers to join a growing team. The role involves improving the performance of software running on Arm systems by analyzing workloads, identifying bottlenecks, and collaborating with various teams to enhance future hardware designs.
AnalyticsElectronicsInternet of ThingsSemiconductorSoftware
Responsibilities
Collecting data about how workloads run and analyzing it to understand the bottlenecks and what investigate next
Analysing and improving large codebases for different performance aspects
Working with different platforms that include the latest hardware, but also FPGAs and software models of upcoming hardware designs
Documenting the analysis performed, sharing knowledge within the team and wider
Producing write-ups and presentations to help other developers handle similar problems
Contributing improvements to open-source projects or directly to our partners
Qualification
Required
Established experience or a Bachelor's (or above) degree or equivalent experience in a STEM subject
You will have excellent C/C++ skills
You have experience in profiling and tracing large applications to find bottlenecks of performance
You are more than aware of the details of System Architecture (pipelines, caches, MMUs, interconnect, timers, multithreading)
Problem solving and debugging skills are areas in which you have proficiency
Preferred
We value understanding of runtimes engines for high level languages like Java, Java Script and similar
We find understanding of compiler optimizations very useful
We are seeking understanding of OS concepts such as processes, threads, locks, virtual memory and how they relate to application performance
Ability to reason about generated assembly code is highly desired
We value familiarity with open-source project development cycles and contribution processes
We are seeking an understanding of Arm architecture and tools
Company
Arm
Arm’s foundational technology is defining the future of computing. A future built by the greatest technology ecosystem in the world.
Founded in 1990
5001-10000 employees
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